Body of missing Monroe woman found in woods in Blooming Grove

BLOOMING GROVE — A Monroe woman who went missing on Dec. 7, 2013, was found dead Friday in Blooming Grove, said state police.

Police said the body of Lynn Barratt, 29, was found a little after noon in a wooded area just off state Route 94, near the intersection with Craigville Road.

Police said her body appears to have been there for an extended period. She was taken to the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. Police said they are still investigating but her death doesn't appear to have been suspicious.

Barratt left her home on Circle Drive in Monroe the afternoon of Dec. 7. She was last seen at a friend's residence in Chester.